面恶心善

to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)

face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

variant of 麵|面[mian4]

flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless

used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]

evil / fierce / vicious / ugly / coarse / to harm

to hate / to loathe / ashamed / to fear / to slander

variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]

nausea / to feel sick / disgust / nauseating / to embarrass (deliberately)

bad habit / vicious habit / vice

heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect